دهلی
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Classical Persian دهلی (dihlī).
Proper noun
دهلی • (Dihli)
- Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “دهلی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 931
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /dih.ˈliː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪e̞ɦ.liː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d̪eɦ.liː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d̪eɦ.li]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | dihlī |
| Dari reading? | dehlī |
| Iranian reading? | dehli |
| Tajik reading? | dehli |
Proper noun
دِهْلی • (dehli)
| Dari | دهلی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Деҳлӣ |
- Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)
Derived terms
- دهلوی (dehlavi)
- دهلی نو (dehli-ye now)
- حضرت دهلی (hazrat-e dehli, “Delhi the Sacred; a title used when referring to the city”)
Descendants
Descendants